diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5fdae99a..7587cb204 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,39 +222,6 @@ msys2fix:
 	cp -r source/modules/lilv/sratom-0.6.0/sratom source/includes/sratom
 	cp -r source/modules/lilv/lilv-0.24.0/lilv source/includes/lilv
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# nuitka
-
-nuitka: bin/carla bin/carla-rack bin/carla-plugin
-
-bin/carla:
-	python3 -m nuitka \
-		-j 4 \
-		--python-flag -O --warn-unusual-code --warn-implicit-exceptions \
-		--follow-imports \
-		-o ./$@ \
-		./source/frontend/carla
-
-bin/carla-rack:
-	python3 -m nuitka \
-		-j 8 \
-		--recurse-all \
-		--python-flag -O --warn-unusual-code --warn-implicit-exceptions \
-		--recurse-not-to=PyQt5 \
-		--file-reference-choice=runtime \
-		-o ./$@ \
-		./source/frontend/carla
-
-bin/carla-plugin:
-	python3 -m nuitka \
-		-j 8 \
-		--recurse-all \
-		--python-flag -O --warn-unusual-code --warn-implicit-exceptions \
-		--recurse-not-to=PyQt5 \
-		--file-reference-choice=runtime \
-		-o ./$@ \
-		./source/native-plugins/resources/carla-plugin
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Binaries (arm32)
 
@@ -828,6 +795,10 @@ HAVE_DIST = true
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+HAVE_DIST = true
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_DIST),true)
 include Makefile.dist.mk
 else
diff --git a/Makefile.dist.mk b/Makefile.dist.mk
index 7b799e24e..f1aea22f3 100644
--- a/Makefile.dist.mk
+++ b/Makefile.dist.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PYTHON = $(EXE_WRAPPER) $(shell which python3$(APP_EXT))
+
+ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+QT5_DLL_EXT = .dll
+QT5_DLL_V = 5
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
+QT5_LIB_PREFIX = lib
+endif
+
 QT5_PREFIX = $(shell pkg-config --variable=prefix Qt5OpenGLExtensions)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,30 +31,48 @@ _PLUGIN_UIS = \
 	xycontroller-ui
 
 _QT5_DLLS = \
-	QtCore \
-	QtGui \
-	QtOpenGL \
-	QtPrintSupport \
-	QtSvg \
-	QtWidgets
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)Core$(QT5_DLL_EXT) \
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)Gui$(QT5_DLL_EXT) \
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)OpenGL$(QT5_DLL_EXT) \
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)PrintSupport$(QT5_DLL_EXT) \
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)Svg$(QT5_DLL_EXT) \
+	Qt$(QT5_DLL_V)Widgets$(QT5_DLL_EXT)
 
 _QT5_PLUGINS = \
-	iconengines/libqsvgicon$(LIB_EXT) \
-	imageformats/libqjpeg$(LIB_EXT) \
-	imageformats/libqsvg$(LIB_EXT) \
-	platforms/libqcocoa$(LIB_EXT)
+	iconengines/$(QT5_LIB_PREFIX)qsvgicon$(LIB_EXT) \
+	imageformats/$(QT5_LIB_PREFIX)qjpeg$(LIB_EXT) \
+	imageformats/$(QT5_LIB_PREFIX)qsvg$(LIB_EXT)
+
+ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
+_QT5_PLUGINS += \
+	platforms/$(QT5_LIB_PREFIX)qcocoa$(LIB_EXT)
+else ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+_QT5_PLUGINS += \
+	platforms/$(QT5_LIB_PREFIX)qwindows$(LIB_EXT)
+endif
+
+# NOTE this has to be hardcoded for now. oh well
+ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+_PYTHON_FILES = \
+	libpython3.8.dll
+endif
 
 _THEME_FILES = \
 	styles/carlastyle.json \
 	styles/carlastyle$(LIB_EXT)
 
 _CARLA_HOST_FILES = \
-	carla-bridge-lv2-cocoa$(APP_EXT) \
 	carla-bridge-lv2$(LIB_EXT) \
 	carla-bridge-native$(APP_EXT) \
 	carla-discovery-native$(APP_EXT) \
-	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT) \
-	$(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=resources/%$(APP_EXT))
+	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT)
+
+# TODO plugin UIs on windows
+ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
+_CARLA_HOST_FILES += \
+	$(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=resources/%$(APP_EXT)) \
+	carla-bridge-lv2-cocoa$(APP_EXT)
+endif
 
 _CARLA_APP_FILES = \
 	Carla$(APP_EXT) \
@@ -51,6 +80,7 @@ _CARLA_APP_FILES = \
 	$(_CARLA_HOST_FILES) \
 	$(_QT5_DLLS) \
 	$(_QT5_PLUGINS) \
+	$(_PYTHON_FILES) \
 	$(_THEME_FILES)
 
 _CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = \
@@ -58,6 +88,7 @@ _CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = \
 	libcarla_utils$(LIB_EXT) \
 	$(_QT5_DLLS) \
 	$(_QT5_PLUGINS) \
+	$(_PYTHON_FILES) \
 	$(_THEME_FILES)
 
 _CARLA_LV2_PLUGIN_FILES = \
@@ -88,15 +119,26 @@ _CARLA_VST2SYN_PLUGIN_FILES = \
 	$(_QT5_PLUGINS:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%) \
 	$(_THEME_FILES:%=carla.vst/Contents/MacOS/resources/%)
 
+ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+CARLA_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla/%)
+CARLA_APP_ZIPS = $(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=build/%/lib/library.zip)
+CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla-Control/%)
+else
 CARLA_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/%)
 CARLA_APP_ZIPS = $(_PLUGIN_UIS:%=build/%.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip)
-
 CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES = $(_CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES:%=build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/%)
+endif
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # entry point
 
+ifeq ($(WIN64),true)
+TARGETS = Carla-$(VERSION)-win64.zip
+else ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+TARGETS = Carla-$(VERSION)-win32.zip
+else
 TARGETS = Carla-$(VERSION)-macOS.dmg
+endif
 
 dist: $(TARGETS)
 
@@ -110,8 +152,12 @@ Carla-$(VERSION)-macOS.dmg: build/Carla.app/Contents/Info.plist build/Carla-Cont
 	hdiutil create $@ -srcfolder build/macos-pkg -volname "Carla-$(VERSION)" -fs HFS+ -ov
 	rm -rf build/macos-pkg
 
+Carla-$(VERSION)-win64.zip: $(CARLA_APP_FILES)
+	$(call CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES,Carla)
+# 	env PYTHONPATH=$(CURDIR)/source/frontend $(PYTHON) ./data/windows/app-gui.py build_exe
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# final cleanup, after everything is in place
+# macOS final cleanup, after everything is in place
 
 define PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES
 	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore"                 @executable_path/QtCore         ${1} && \
@@ -123,6 +169,7 @@ define PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES
 	install_name_tool -change "@rpath/QtMacExtras.framework/Versions/5/QtMacExtras"       @executable_path/QtMacExtras    ${1}
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 define CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES
 	# cleanup
 	find build/${1}.app/Contents/MacOS/ -type f -name "*.py" -delete
@@ -142,6 +189,22 @@ define CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES
 			$(call PATCH_QT_DEPENDENCIES,$$f); \
 		done)
 endef
+else ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+define CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES
+	# cleanup
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "*.py" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "*.pyi" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "pylupdate.so" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "pyrcc.so" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "QtMacExtras*" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "QtNetwork*" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "QtSql*" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "QtTest*" -delete
+	find build/${1}/ -type f -name "QtXml*" -delete
+	#find build/${1}/ -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+	rm -rf build/${1}/lib/PyQt5/uic
+endef
+endif
 
 build/Carla.app/Contents/Info.plist: $(CARLA_APP_FILES)
 	$(call CLEANUP_AND_PATCH_CXFREEZE_FILES,Carla)
@@ -159,11 +222,18 @@ build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/Info.plist: $(CARLA_CONTROL_APP_FILES)
 	touch $@
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# macOS application bundle, depends on cxfreeze library.zip
+# application bundle, depends on cxfreeze library.zip
 
+ifeq ($(WIN32),true)
+define GENERATE_LIBRARY_ZIP
+	# FIXME
+	env PYTHONPATH=$(CURDIR)/source/frontend SCRIPT_NAME=${1} $(PYTHON) ./data/windows/app-gui.py build_exe
+endef
+else
 define GENERATE_LIBRARY_ZIP
-	env PYTHONPATH=$(CURDIR)/source/frontend SCRIPT_NAME=${1} python3 ./data/macos/bundle.py bdist_mac --bundle-name=${1}
+	env PYTHONPATH=$(CURDIR)/source/frontend SCRIPT_NAME=${1} $(PYTHON) ./data/macos/bundle.py bdist_mac --bundle-name=${1}
 endef
+endif
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -184,6 +254,15 @@ build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip: $(CARLA_APP_ZIPS) data/macos/bun
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+build/Carla/Carla.exe: build/Carla/lib/library.zip
+
+build/Carla/lib/library.zip: data/windows/app-gui.py # source/frontend/*
+	$(call GENERATE_LIBRARY_ZIP,Carla)
+
+# $(CARLA_APP_ZIPS)
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/Carla-Control: build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip
 
 build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/library.zip: data/macos/bundle.py data/macos/Carla-Control.plist source/frontend/*
@@ -231,6 +310,25 @@ build/Carla.app/Contents/MacOS/% build/Carla-Control.app/Contents/MacOS/%: bin/%
 	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
 	@cp -v $< $@
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# win32 generic bundle files (either Qt or Carla binaries)
+
+build/Carla/libpython3% build/Carla-Control/libpython3%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/bin/libpython3%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/Carla/Qt5% build/Carla-Control/Qt5%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/bin/Qt5%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/Carla/iconengines/% build/Carla-Control/iconengines/%: $(QT5_PREFIX)/lib/qt5/plugins/iconengines/%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
+build/Carla/% build/Carla-Control/%: bin/%
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@cp -v $< $@
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Plugin rules
 
diff --git a/data/windows/app-control.py b/data/windows/app-control.py
index 51d2dbb2b..4dfdf1c69 100644
--- a/data/windows/app-control.py
+++ b/data/windows/app-control.py
@@ -10,21 +10,24 @@ from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
 
 from carla_host import VERSION
+from os import getenv
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+name = getenv("TARGET_NAME")
+
 options = {
   "zip_include_packages": ["*"],
   "zip_exclude_packages": ["PyQt5"],
   "replace_paths": [["*",".\\lib\\"]],
-  "build_exe": ".\\CarlaControl\\",
+  "build_exe": ".\\build\\CarlaControl\\",
   "optimize": True,
 }
 
 exe_options = {
-  "script": "..\\..\\source\\frontend\\carla-control",
-  "icon": "..\\..\\resources\\ico\\carla-control.ico",
-  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Filipe Coelho",
+  "script": ".\\source\\frontend\\carla-control",
+  "icon": ".\\resources\\ico\\carla-control.ico",
+  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Filipe Coelho",
   "base": "Win32GUI",
   "targetName": "CarlaControl.exe",
 }
diff --git a/data/windows/app-gui.py b/data/windows/app-gui.py
index a75ed08c7..48d1d23eb 100644
--- a/data/windows/app-gui.py
+++ b/data/windows/app-gui.py
@@ -10,21 +10,24 @@ from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
 # Imports (Custom Stuff)
 
 from carla_host import VERSION
+from os import getenv
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+name = getenv("TARGET_NAME")
+
 options = {
   "zip_include_packages": ["*"],
   "zip_exclude_packages": ["PyQt5"],
   "replace_paths": [["*",".\\lib\\"]],
-  "build_exe": ".\\Carla\\",
+  "build_exe": ".\\build\\Carla\\",
   "optimize": True,
 }
 
 exe_options = {
-  "script": "..\\..\\source\\frontend\\carla",
-  "icon": "..\\..\\resources\\ico\\carla.ico",
-  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Filipe Coelho",
+  "script": ".\\source\\frontend\\carla",
+  "icon": ".\\resources\\ico\\carla.ico",
+  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Filipe Coelho",
   "base": "Win32GUI",
   "targetName": "Carla.exe",
 }
diff --git a/data/windows/app-plugin-ui.py b/data/windows/app-plugin-ui.py
index 59eaf7683..7f5d19ab1 100644
--- a/data/windows/app-plugin-ui.py
+++ b/data/windows/app-plugin-ui.py
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ options = {
   "zip_include_packages": ["*"],
   "zip_exclude_packages": ["PyQt5"],
   "replace_paths": [["*",".\\lib\\"]],
-  "build_exe": ".\\Carla\\resources\\",
+  "build_exe": ".\\build\\Carla\\resources\\",
   "optimize": True,
 }
 
 exe_options = {
-  "script": "..\\..\\bin\\resources\\{}".format(name),
-  "icon": "..\\..\\resources\\ico\\carla.ico",
-  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Filipe Coelho",
+  "script": ".\\source\\frontend\\{}".format(name),
+  "icon": ".\\resources\\ico\\carla.ico",
+  "copyright": "Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Filipe Coelho",
   "base": "Win32GUI",
   "targetName": "{}.exe".format(name),
 }
diff --git a/source/frontend/carla_app.py b/source/frontend/carla_app.py
index 2e6e12cce..aa6b87512 100644
--- a/source/frontend/carla_app.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_app.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ class CarlaApplication():
         # Needed for local wine build
         if WINDOWS and CWD.endswith(("frontend", "resources")) and os.getenv("CXFREEZE") is None:
             if kIs64bit:
-                path = "H:\\builds\\msys2-x86_64\\mingw64\\share\\qt5\\plugins"
+                path = "H:\\PawPawBuilds\\targets\\win64\\lib\\qt5\\plugins"
             else:
-                path = "H:\\builds\\msys2-i686\\mingw32\\share\\qt5\\plugins"
+                path = "H:\\PawPawBuilds\\targets\\win32\\lib\\qt5\\plugins"
             QApplication.addLibraryPath(path)
 
         # Use binary dir as library path
diff --git a/source/plugin/Makefile b/source/plugin/Makefile
index 2e5c1063c..2ec4eb305 100644
--- a/source/plugin/Makefile
+++ b/source/plugin/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ OBJDIR    := $(CWD)/../build/plugin/Release
 MODULEDIR := $(CWD)/../build/modules/Release
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(NEEDS_WINE),true)
+EXE_WRAPPER ?= wine
+endif
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I$(CWD)/backend -I$(CWD)/includes -I$(CWD)/modules -I$(CWD)/utils
@@ -475,11 +479,7 @@ $(BINDIR)/carla.lv2/manifest.ttl: $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.o $(BINDIR)/car
 	@$(CXX) $< $(LIBS_START) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_END) $(NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS) -o $(BINDIR)/carla-lv2-export$(APP_EXT)
 
 	@echo "Generating LV2 ttl data"
-ifeq ($(NEEDS_WINE),true)
-	@cd $(BINDIR) && wine ./carla-lv2-export$(APP_EXT)
-else
-	@cd $(BINDIR) && ./carla-lv2-export$(APP_EXT)
-endif
+	@cd $(BINDIR) && $(EXE_WRAPPER) ./carla-lv2-export$(APP_EXT)
 	@cd $(BINDIR)/carla.lv2 && ln -sf ../*bridge-* ../carla-discovery-* .
 
 $(BINDIR)/carla-lv2-export$(APP_EXT): $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.o